According to the data on children not registered in any list of education institutions compiled by the State Service of Education Quality, the total number of children at the mandatory education age that have not been registered at any education institutions is increasing:

in 2010 – 11 327;

in 2011 – 12 463;

in 2012 – 12 618;

in 2013 – 14 173;

in 2014 – 15 693;

in 2015 - 15 912.

In recent years, the number of children that have left the country has risen particulary:

in 2010 – 5646;

in 2011 – 7915;

in 2012 – 9716;

in 2013 – 12 218;

in 2014 – 12 948;

in 2015 - 12 965.

Meanwhile, the number of children, about whom local governments do not have information, has decreased significantly:

in 2010 – 4484;

in 2011–3327;

in 2012 – 2648;

in 2013 – 393;

in 2014 - 427;

in 2015 - 365.

Number of vocational schools in Latvia at the beginning of the school year:

From the academic year 2003/2004 vocational education schools providing 1st level higher professional education (koledža programmes) are included in the number of higher education institutions and colleges.